Senior Program Manager, High-Tech Poduktentwicklung

4/2022 – 9/2025

 Overall Product & Program responsibility of product development projects for SEAT, SKODA, VW and BMW.
 Owned budget of up to 80 million € for customized high-tech product development programs.
 Quality, Cost, Monitoring & controlling responsibility of overall project activities.
 Planning, execution of product life cycle activities, ensuring product development from scratch up to market launch.
 Led teams from global competence centers (China, Germany ,Greece, Germany, India, Poland, Ukraine)
 Steered project core team of over 15 project leaders and development team members of over 200 persons.
 Face to customer concerning overall product development related topics.
 Improved project efficiency by introducing short meetings, efficient activity planning and lean processes.
 Reported project/program progress to C-level executives of stakeholders.

Automotive Electronics, Programm-Management, Programm-Manager

3/2018 – 3/2022

Head of Program Management team for infotainment product development program.
 Led global programs with development locations in China, Japan, Germany, and Hungary.
 Leading projects/programs with size of over 150 members for each product development.
 Executed sales & business development activities (strategy, roadmap, promotion, customer relations, business plan).
 Steering of sophisticated high-tech product development programs from RFI/RFQs until product launch.
Led staffing, planning, execution of all project activities, ensuring product life cycle processes & quality.
 Effectively managing & coaching of 15 dedicated project managers and sub-project leaders.
Responsible of program and product related technical and commercial negotiations with customer.
 Face to the customer decision makers concerning all project related commercial and development topics.
 Profound expertise on product development processes of all premium German OEMs & their quality expectations.
 Hands on approach to project execution in compliance with ASPICE and PMI processes.
 Self-motivated, proactive, solution-oriented and disciplined with DOER-Attitude.

Automotive Electronics, Jira, Programm-Management, Programm-Manager, Requirements Management

4/2015 – 2/2018

 Program manager for the car Infotainment & Telematics programs with focus of Volkswagen-Group.
 Actively steered RFI/RFQ-Phase to compile feasibility studies and to complete product specification.
 Responsible of planning, executing, and monitoring of customer programs until SOP + 90 days.
 Steered cross-functional teams globally (Germany, Hungary, USA) and external suppliers.
 Successfully delivered the products according to agreed targets (schedule, costs, budget, and quality).
 Aligned overall program targets with all functional departments.
 Controlled and monitored the budget, scope, target bill of materials, investments, and business case.
 Led development team of 15 project managers and over 200 project team members..
 Program execution and documentation according to A-SPICE and PMI.
 Reported program progress status to C-level executive board of stakeholder.

Automotive Electronics, Programm-Management, Programm-Manager